Hair wrapper



June 19, 1928.

P. sANTuRELLo HAIR WRAPPER Filed Sept 8, 1927 i Patented June 19, 1.928.

. mandrel so that the hair UNITED STATES g 1,674,524 PATENT OFFICE,

:PETER SANTU'RELLO, OF COII'J'UIIIIIBTJ'S,v OHIO.

HAIR WRAPPER.

Application iled September 8, 1927. Serial No. 218,338.

This invention relates to improvements in flexible wrappers of the type adapted for use in confining the hair in carrying out various processes of heat treating human hair, particularly the process known as the permanent wave.

In such treatments of the hair it is necessary to highly heat the same, but this must be done in a manner to avoid injuring the hair by excessive heating or without causing pain or discomfort tothe patron. Ordinarily, in the attainment of this strands ortufts of hair are wrapped helically and tightly under tensile stress around a core or mandrel, and the hair is 4then surrounded by a wrapper or pad of a fabric material, saturated with a suitable chemical, and is then placed in an electric or other heater for the necessary application'of heat to set the hair in the desired curled or waved form.

Prior wrappers or pads used in this proc. ess have given considerable difficulty in that unless the same are carefully applied to the hair and the ends of such wrappers sealed, the steam or vapors formed during the application of heat escape and are apt to burn the scalp of the patron and, again, unless such wrappers offer complete and effective protection to the hair there is an ever present likelihood of burning or overheating the hair with attendant injurious results.

It is, therefore, the object of the present invention to provide an improved and simplified form of wrapper or container which may be readily applied to the tufts or strands of hair wound upon the core or will be completely -encased by the wrapper for heat treatment thru an exterior source and in such manner as to minimize the likelihood of injury to the hair thru over-heating or injury to the scalp by the undue Iescape of steam or vapor formed in the wrapper during the heating process.y

For a further understanding ofthe invention reference is to bev had to the following 'description of the accompanying drawing,

wherein:

Figure lis a plan view of the wrapper blank comprising the present invention.

Figure-2 is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a similar view on the line 3--3 of Figure 1. y

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the wrapper in a position to be imtially applied to a wound tuft of hair carried by a core or mandrel. c Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view showing the wrapper in its finally ap lied position around the hair and within t e heating chamber of-a heating unit1 Q Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the improved wrapper comprising the present invention. The wrapper consists of a blank of fabric material such as, for example, muslin, linen or the like, and is formed to include substantially rectangular pad and wrapping sections 2 and 3 respectively. The fabric is doubled upon itself so that each section will include adjacent inner and outer layers 4 and 5 respectively, and the marginal edges of these sections are stitched as at 6 so that the inner and outer layers will be held in fixed and proper order.

Between the layers there is interposed a flat pad 7 of cotton,

of the pad section felt or other absorbent material, and, if desired, l

' nection therewith by the stitching 6. One

end of the wrappingv section has 4secured thereto b means of the stitching 6 a sheet of metalic foil which is indicated by the numeral 9. This sheet extends beyond the adjacent marginal edges of the sections 2 and 3 and is provided with a lower edge portion which is cut on a bias as indicated by numeral 10. It will be observed that the wrapping section is slightly longer than the pad section, as is clearly indicated in Figures 2 and 4.

In practice, a strand or tuft of hair 11 is helically curled and wrapped about a core or mandrel. 12 with the hair under tension. When in this condition and, as shown in Figure 4, the wra per is applied to the hair so as to complete y cover and protect the same. The pad section is first applied and wrapped around the hair in order to place the chemical containing pad in close contact the sheet of metallic foil 9 around the ends of the core 12, andsince the foil possesses deformable properties the same will closely adhere toy the core to seal that end of the Wrapper. By oE-setting or lengthening the opposite end of the Wrapping section with respect to the pad section, the end of the Wrapper opposite to the foil bearing end may be readily' bunched as indicated in Figure 5, permitting of the application thereto of a clamp 13 which operates to seal that end of thc Wrapper With which it is engaged. rlhe wrapped and protected hair is then placed into the heating chamber of a heater 1d which, as shown in Figure 5, may be of electrical type which generates sucient temperature to bake and set the hair contained Within the Wrapper. By reference to Figure 5, it will be noted that when the Wrapper assumes its applied position the paper sheet 8 Will completely cover the exterior surface thereof 'with the exception `of the foil 9.

rlhis paper sheet offers considerable protection to the hair and specifically prevents overheating or burning thereof.. ln addition, the paper serves to prevent the escape of steam or vapor from the Wrapper during the heating operation, thru confining the heat Within the Wrapper and preventing its escaping into atmosphere or contacting `with the scalp of the, patron.

ln vievi7 of the foregoing, it Will be seen that the present invention provides a simple and improved Wrapper or container which can be manufactured at a relative loW cost and which can be readily adapted for the purpose to which it is applied With the use of but ordinary skill on the part of the operator. While ll have described what is considered Lemma.

the preferred form of the invention, nevertheless, it will be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details of the construction illustrated and described, but reserve the right to employ such variation or modification thereof that may be said to fall fairly in the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A Wrapper for the purpose set forth, comprising a fabric body of substantially rectangular form, said body being formed to include pad and Wrapping sections, a paper sheet covering the outer side o-f the Wrapping section, a chemical receiving pad carried by the pad section, and a strip of deformable metal foil connected With and projecting from one of the end edges of the Wrapping section.

2. A Wrapper for the purpose set forth comprising al fabric body of substantially rectangular form, said body being formed to include pad and Wrapping sections, one end of Wrapping section being arranged to project beyond the complemental end of the pad section, the other end of said sections terminating substantially' evenly, and a strip of metal foil secured to and projecting beyond the edge of the Wrapping section Which terminates evenly with the corresponding edge of the pad section.

3. A wrapper for the purpose set forth, comprising a fabric body of substantially rectangular form shaped to include pad and Wrapping areas, a sheet of paper covering one side of said Wrapping area, and a strip of deformable material projecting from one end of saidwrapping area.

In testimony whereof lt aix my signature PETER SANTURELLO. 

